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Income inequality and mortality in U.S. cities: Weighing the evidence. A response to Ash.
Angus Deaton, Darren Lubotsky  ( 2009)
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Instruments of development: Randomization in the tropics, and the search for the elusive keys to economic development
Angus Deaton  (January 2009)
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The impact of the AIDS pandemic on health services in Africa: Evidence from demographic health surveys (forthcoming, Demography)
Anne Case, Christina Paxson  (May 2009)
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Life at the top: the benefits of height
Angus Deaton, Raksha Arora  (June 2009)
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Height, health, and inequality: the distribution of adult heights in India
Angus Deaton  (January 2008)
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Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages
Anne Case, Christina Paxson  (January 2008)
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Returning to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Christina Paxson, Cecilia Elena Rouse  (January 2008)
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Income, health and wellbeing around the world: evidence from the Gallup World Poll
Angus Deaton  (April 2008)
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Nutrition in India: Facts and Interpretations
Angus Deaton, Jean Drèze  (April 2008)
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Making Sense of the Labor Market Height Premium: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Anne Case, Christina Paxson, Mahnaz Islam  (May 2008)
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Adult height and childhood disease
Angus Deaton, Carlos Bozzoli, Climent Quintana-Domeque  (October 2008)
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Maximum Prophet: Review of Common Wealth, by Jeff Sachs, and Reinventing Foreign Aid, by Bill Easterly
Angus Deaton  (November 2008)
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Life (evaluation), HIV/AIDS, and death in Africa
Angus Deaton, Jane Fortson, Robert Tortora  (December 2008)
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Child mortality, income and adult height (replaced by Adult height and childhood disease - October 2008)
Carlos Bozzoli, Angus Deaton, Climent Quintana-Domeque  (March 2007)
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Living standards and the distribution of heights: Italy, 1855-1910
Brian A'Hearn, Franco Peracchi, Giovanni Vecchi  (April 2007)
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Height, health, and development
Angus Deaton  (May 2007)
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Income, aging, health and wellbeing around the world:Evidence from the Gallup World Poll
Angus Deaton  (July 2007)
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Sex Differences In Obesity Rates In Poor Countries: Evidence From South Africa
Anne Case, Alicia Menendez  (October 2007)
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The Income Gradient In Children's Health: A Comment On Currie, Shields And Wheatley Price
Anne Case, Diana Lee, Christina Paxson  (October 2007)
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Labor supply responses to large social transfers: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa
Cally Ardington, Anne Case, Victoria Hosegood  (October 2007)
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Health and Wellbeing in Udaipur and South Africa (CHW WP#49)
Anne Case, Angus Deaton  (January 2006)
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Socioeconomic Status and Health in Childhood:A Comment on Chen, Martin and Matthews(CHW WP#50)
Anne Case, Christina Paxson, Tom Vogl  (May 2006)
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Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes
Anne Case, Christina Paxson  (August 2006)
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Global patterns of income and health:facts, interpretations, and policies
Angus Deaton  (September 2006)
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The Impact of Parental Death on School Enrollment and Achievement: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa(CHW WP#43)
Anne Case, Cally Ardington  (February 2005)
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Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health and Parenting (CHW WP#44)
Christina Paxson, Norbert Schady  (March 2005)
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Health and Wealth Among the Poor: India and South Africa Compared (CHW WP#47)
Anne Case, Angus Deaton  (April 2005)
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The Great Escape: A Review Essay on Fogel's The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700-2100 (CHW WP#45)
Angus Deaton  (April 2005)
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Health Seeking Behavior in Northern KwaZulu-Natal(CHW WP#46)
Anne Case, Alicia Menendez, Cally Ardington  (April 2005)
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The Determinants of Mortality (CHW WP#48)
David Cutler, Angus Deaton, Adriana Lleras-Muney  (December 2005)
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Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients (CHW WP#30)
Anne Case, Ingrid le Roux, Alicia Menendez  (January 2004)
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Estimation of Models with Grouped and Ungrouped Data by Means of "2SLS" (CHW WP#31)
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Phoebus J. Dhrymes  (March 2004)
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Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth (CHW WP#33)
Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey B. Liebman  (March 2004)
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Booms, Busts, and Babies' Health (CHW WP#32)
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Rajeev Dehejia  (March 2004)
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The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance(CHW WP #36)
Anne Case, Angela Fertig, Christina Paxson  (April 2004)
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Moving To Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment (CHW WP#35)
Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey B. Liebman, Lawrence F. Katz, Lisa Sanbonmatsu  (April 2004)
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Healthy Baby, Healthy Marriage? The Effect of Children's Health on Divorce
Angela Fertig  (June 2004)
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Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality (CHW WP#39)
Anne Case, Christina Paxson  (July 2004)
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Health in an Age of Globalization (CHW WP#38)
Angus Deaton  (July 2004)
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Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru (CHW WP#41)
Christina Paxson, Norbert Schady  (December 2004)
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The Reach and Impact of Child Support Grants: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal (CHW WP#42)
Anne Case, Victoria Hosegood, Frances Lund  (December 2004)
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Explaining Trends in Child Support: Economic, Demographic, and Policy Effects (CHW WP#23)
Anne Case, I-Fen Lin, Sara S. McLanahan  (February 2003)
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Institutions, Financial Development, and Pathways of Growth: The United States from 1900 to 1940 (CHW WP#24)
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Rajeev Dehejia  (March 2003)
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Broken Down by Work and Sex: How Our Health Declines (CHW WP#25)
Anne Case, Angus Deaton  (June 2003)
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Orphans in Africa (CHW WP#26)
Anne Case, Christina Paxson, Joseph Ableidinger  (October 2003)
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Health Inequality, Education and Medical Innovation(CHW WP#27)
Adriana Lleras-Muney, Sherry Glied  (November 2003)
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The Reach of the South African Child Support Grant: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal (CHW WP#28)
Anne Case, Victoria Hosegood, Frances Lund  (December 2003)
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Wealth, Health, and Health Services in Rural Rajasthan(CHW WP#29)
Abhijit Banerjee, Angus Deaton, Esther Duflo  (December 2003)
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Economic Status and Health in Childhood: the Origins of the Gradient (CHW WP#20)
Anne Case, Darren Lubotsky, Christina Paxson  (February 2002)
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Mortality, Inequality and Race in American Cities and States(CHW WP#19)
Angus Deaton, Darren Lubotsky  (February 2002)
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Consumption, Health, Gender and Poverty (CHW WP#21)
Anne Case, Angus Deaton  (July 2002)
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Do Retiree Health Benefits Cause Early Retirement? (CHW WP#22)
David M. Linsenmeier  (November 2002)
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Relative Deprivation, Inequality and Mortality (CHW WP#6)
Angus Deaton  (January 2001)
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Were Compulsory Attendance and Child Labor Laws Effective? An Analysis from 1915 to 1939 (CHW WP#8)
Adriana Lleras-Muney  (April 2001)
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The Relationship between Education and Adult Mortality in the US (CHW WP#9)
Adriana Lleras-Muney  (May 2001)
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Health, Inequality and Economic Development (CHW WP#11)
Angus Deaton  (May 2001)
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Health, Income and Economic Development(CHW WP#10)
Anne Case  (May 2001)
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MSA Definitions Used in "Mortality, Inequality, and Race in America Cities and States" (CHW WP#12)
Angus Deaton, Darren Lubotsky  (June 2001)
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Relative Income, Race & Ethnicity, and Mortality (CHW WP#13)
Douglas Miller, Christina Paxson  (July 2001)
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Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions (CHW WP#14)
Anne Case  (August 2001)
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Mortality, income, and income inequality over time in Britain and the United States (CHW WP#15)
Angus Deaton, Christina Paxson  (October 2001)
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Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness of Environmental Management for Malaria Control (CHW WP#16)
Jürg Utzinger, Yesim Tozan, Burton H. Singer  (November 2001)
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Relative Deprivation, Poor Health Habits and Mortality(CHW WP#17)
Christine E. Eibner, William N. Evans  (December 2001)
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Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment(CHW WP#18)
Christina Paxson, Jane Waldfogel  (December 2001)
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Mothers and Others: Who Invests in Children's Health? (CHW WP#4)
Anne Case, Christina Paxson  (April 2000)
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The Early Impacts of Moving to Opportunity in Boston (CHW WP#5)
Jeffrey R. Kling, Lawrence F. Katz, Jeffrey B. Liebman  (October 2000)
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Mortality, Education, Income and Inequality Among American Cohorts (CHW WP#2)
Angus Deaton, Christina Paxson  (May 1999)
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Work, Welfare and Child Maltreatment (CHW WP#3)
Christina Paxson, Jane Waldfogel  (August 1999)
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